Matthew 20:28:17Matt.20.28.W17TAB
ἀντὶ
anti
“in place of”
- Transliteration
- an-TI
- Extended
- ahn-TI
- IPA
- /an.ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- in place of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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an-TI
- sentence
HÔS-per HO hy-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo ook ÊL-then di-a-ko-nê-THÊ-nai al-LA di-a-ko-NÊ-sai KAI DOO-nai TÊN psy-KHÊN au-TOO LY-tron an-TI pol-LÔN
Exegesis
The accusative ten psychen autou {τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ | tēn psychḗn au-toû} indicates the total self-offering, depicted as lutron anti pollon {λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν | lý-tron an-tí pol-lôn} ‘ransom for many’, emphasizing substitutionary redemption. English mirrors this structure with repeated infinitives and renders key theological terms to convey the mission of the Son of Man.
In context — Matthew 20:28
Just as the Son of Man did not come to receive service, but came to serve and to offer His life as a ransom for many.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:28:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 20:28, so the Greek word ἀντὶ (anti) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.20.28.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.28.W17.S1) and character.